Question 1

How do I copy tags from one file to another?

Accepted Answer

Add the tagged file under Copy tags from, then add the file you want to update under Paste tags onto. Press Copy tags and download the newly tagged file when processing finishes. The tool processes one source file and one target file at a time.

Question 2

Which file supplies the audio and which file supplies the tags?

Accepted Answer

The source file supplies the ID3 tags. The target file supplies the audio and determines the output file's format and filename. The source file's audio is not copied into the target.

Question 3

Which tags are copied?

Accepted Answer

The tool replaces the target's ID3v2 frames with all ID3v2 frames read from the source. These can include title, artist, album, track information, artwork, lyrics, comments, ratings, custom text fields, and other supported ID3v2 frames. Only information present in the source tag can be copied.

Question 4

Does it copy album artwork and lyrics?

Accepted Answer

Yes, when they are stored in ID3v2 frames that the tag reader recognizes. Embedded artwork, synchronized or unsynchronized lyrics, comments, and other supported frames are copied with the rest of the source's ID3v2 tag.

Question 5

Are the source tags merged with the target’s existing tags?

Accepted Answer

No. The target's ID3v2 frames are replaced by the source's ID3v2 frames. Existing ID3v2 information that is present only in the target is not retained. Download and inspect the result before discarding any existing copy of the target file.

Question 6

What happens if the source file has no ID3v2 tags?

Accepted Answer

The page reports that the source has no ID3v2 frames to copy. If you continue, the target's ID3v2 frames are replaced with an empty ID3v2 tag, which can remove its existing ID3v2 information. Choose a source containing the tags you want before copying.

Question 7

Does the target file need to have an ID3 tag already?

Accepted Answer

No. When necessary, the tool creates an ID3v2 tag block in the output before writing the copied frames.

Question 8

What happens to ID3v1 tags?

Accepted Answer

When the target is an MP3 file and the source contains an ID3v1 tag, that ID3v1 tag is copied to the target. If the source has no ID3v1 tag, an existing ID3v1 tag in the target MP3 is preserved. Source ID3v1 data is not copied onto AIFF or AAC targets.

Question 9

Which file formats can I use?

Accepted Answer

Both the source and target can be: MP3; AIFF, including.aiff,.aif, and.aifc; AAC with the.aac extension; The source and target do not need to use the same format.

Question 10

Can I copy tags to or from an M4A file?

Accepted Answer

No. M4A is intentionally not supported by this ID3 tool. M4A files normally use a different metadata system, and ID3 data written into them may be ignored by common players.

Question 11

Does copying tags change the target’s audio quality?

Accepted Answer

No. The tag block is rewritten, but the target's audio bytes are left untouched. The tool does not decode, re-encode, normalize, or compress the audio.

Question 12

Which ID3v2 version will the output use?

Accepted Answer

An ID3v2.3 source remains ID3v2.3, and an ID3v2.4 source remains ID3v2.4. ID3v2.2 sources are upgraded to ID3v2.3 because some copied frame types require version 2.3 or later. When no source version is available, the output uses ID3v2.3.

Question 13

Why can’t the tool read or tag my file?

Accepted Answer

The file may use an unsupported format, have a misleading extension, contain damaged tag data, or be incomplete. Confirm that it is an MP3, AIFF, or AAC file and that it opens correctly in another application before trying again.

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